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- “We will continue to ratchet up the consequences, including tariffs and perhaps even sanctions, until Mexico complies with the treaty and gives Texas the water they are entitled to,” Trump writes.
Trump anklager Mexico for at stjæle vand og truer med told

nyheder.tv2.dk/live/udland/202

TV 2 DANMARK · Von der Leyen kommer med trusselBy Amalie Allerslev Eriksen
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The premium investors demand to hold #US Treasuries rather than #German #Bunds - now apparently one of the safe havens of choice - has exploded.

It's heading for its biggest weekly increase since the 1990s, which reflects the extent to which investors are dumping #Treasuries.

The dollar is at the heart of it &, with #markets, it's always what's beneath the surface that can cause the most damage.

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The main casualty in all this is the #US #dollar.

For 80 years, it's been the mainstay of the #financial system & the ultimate of safe havens, along w/ #Treasuries.

But w/investors now doubting the reliability of the #UnitedStates as a #trading partner & fears creeping in about the stability of the #bond market, the dollar is bearing the brunt.

#Trump #economy #inflation #recession #geopolitics #RevengePolitics
reuters.com/world/trump-tariff

at this point
I would bet on #China

China will find where to sell its products
and has the ability to 'renovate' quickly

The #US '#Trumplandia' (#Tariff or not) are no longer a reliable market
US does not respect commercial agreements
today they say one thing tomorrow do another one.

Furthermore... no one is inclined to 'build positive relationships'
with an arrogant asshole who claims that the world must go to kiss his smelly ass.
(It is a privilege that we leave to the Americans)

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Global #stocks fell & the #dollar sank further on Friday, while a manic #bonds selloff took hold in a brutal end to the week of tit-for-tat worldwide #tariffs that have fed fears of a deep #recession & shaken investor confidence in #US assets.

The selloff in US #Treasuries picked up pace during Asian hours, with the 10-year note yield rising to 4.45%, gaining about 45 basis points in the week, the biggest increase since 2001, LSEG data showed.

#ETTTTS #trump #economy
reuters.com/markets/global-mar

Fears of a sharp downturn in the global #economy have sent #markets convulsing again, w/action focused on #currencies & #bonds as the escalating #US#China #TradeWar has investors fleeing #dollar-based assets.

Stock futures in Europe pointed to a subdued open but the Swiss #franc reached a 10-yr high & the #yen was its strongest in 6 months. #Gold prices resumed their march to successive record highs & the #euro rose to levels not seen since Feb 2022.

King dollar no more.

The 800 billion "nuclear weapon".
#China can blow up #US economy any time it wants.

#Beijing holds a massive amount of US Treasury bonds approaching 800 billion and selling them off would simply be a "nuclear attack" on the US economy.

Something I hope they do sooner than later, that is.